Touring Bike Wobble

Bud White

i cant say if the 09 still have the same probs but there are true tracs and stuff out there for 09 + now so someone is buying them

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Hobbit

just fuel fire i fyou ride any bike like a muppet it will kick and buck thru a corner, a great big touring bike like the glides and kings is not really meant to go thru corners at warp speed, yes they will and i have had no issue with mine upto and past 120...................but get the tire pressures and the loadings slightly wrong and the suspension wrong and i just hope your insurance both bike and life are upto date, my 09 glide with the slightest tire pressure drop will shake its head like a thing possessed and i think i meantion this the first time someone asked if the 09's weave answer no if you are checking stuff and yes if your not and if your not then dont blame the bike

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Bud White

ive felt it as low as 55 which is where i felt it most the times45-75 on the highway in the slight corners .. i dont push mine sure ive done 105+ in striaghts but i keep it slow in the corners

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Hobbit

the 05 i rode had a tru trak fitted and was incredieble thru the twisites and the 08 did not and it had the weave and was really unnerving at 70mph on a motorway 2 up, the 09 not a trace (until i forgot to check tire pressure )

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jaceddie

My friend has a 95 classic that had a wobble problem. It turned out to be the fork bearings needed adjusted.

JKT69

My 09 Street Glide is absolutely ROCK solid. It is the best handling bike I have ever ridden. Low center of gravity and it is just so stable. Side wind bursts don't even effect it. I have never had a wobble, never even a hint of a wobble. It's the only bike I have ever had that I can say I LOVE IT.

I would like to get the handle bars a little closer to me and perhaps a little higher.

Elmosac

The Sta-Bo bushing helps get rid of the swing arm lateral movement and the wobbles.

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Monsoon

Thanks to everyone for their opinion.

I can say I've had my 2010 Street Glide up to 100 and it was rock steady, took it through some mountain passes and no problem at all. I was shocked that I had never heard of this issue in the past.

I have a chopper that's right at 9' long and does not have a fork brace and even though it's steady at highway speeds (80 - 85), I dare to shake the handlebars for fear of wobble. My last chopper had a brace it was steady at all speeds.

I may think of installing a tru-track kit for some piece of mind insurance, but it's not high on priority list - unless it starts...

hoggy25

I get a barely perceived wobble at low speed (under 20 or so) upon deceleration. Nothing at any higher speed. Steering head tighteness seems to be within specs. Bothers me a little but nothing too serious.

srf506

The only time I've ever experienced a wobble is if I don't have the air shocks or tire pressures right. As soon as I correct that, it rides fine.